| Database Information |
Nineteenth Century Masterfile  |
| Also known as: | 19th Century Masterfile, NCM, Poole’s Plus |
| Access: |
Internet-delivered database. There are three ways to connect: 1. from a public computer in the University of Delaware Library 2. from a University of Delaware campus connection in your dorm, lab, or office 3. from an off-campus connection (University of Delaware ID required) |
| Description: | Nineteenth Century Masterfile (formerly Poole’s Plus) describes itself as “the digital index of the nineteenth century.” The original component was an online version of W.F. Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906. The database is now enhanced with indices to other periodicals, books, newspapers, and government documents of the 19th century. The University of Delaware Library subscribes to three series:
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| Coverage: | 19th and early 20th centuries |
| Links: | There are links to America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts. Depending on your search criteria, an indication of the number of hits in one or both of these databases appears, and you can click on a link to the database(s) to execute a search there. |
| Notes: | Remote users: you may have to click on the “UD Proxify” button on your toolbar a second time when attempting to access this database. |
| Help: | Click on “Help Searching” near the bottom of the search screen. For further assistance, contact a librarian. |
| Users: | unlimited concurrent users |
| Producer: | Paratext, Inc. |
